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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-11-26
Office Of Rochester Brewing Co.,

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having been for time urged against the
malt qnos that they unfit for use by Of ad
alterations beg state that the Lager Beer manufactured
by us is a Pure, Heathlul, Unadulerated article.
For the Invalid and the Nursing Mother well for those
who simply beverage it light and nourishng st
uan Lager Beer has accomplished much for the Of tenn
perance in weaving many from the of the stronger drinks,
and thousands all the land cheery testify its wonderful
effects in building up the Eufeebled Constitution.
An analysis Of Beer has been made by Professor baltimore
Of the Rochester University gentleman whose sufficient
guarantee of the accuracy of he may make We
also produce the affidavit of Mr. Frederick Hodecker head
brewer which certainly set all doubts that might
exist in the mind Of any person.
Furthermore will pay $1,000 any proving that
statements and claims are entirely true
Very Respectfully.
The Rochester Brewing Co.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-11-26

Z. Bambrid;e AIunlay Esq, County Atty,
Clay Co., Tex. says "Haye used Electric
Biuere Ni,h most happy results, My brother
was also yerv low with Mularinl Fever and
Jaundice, bat was cured by timely Use OF
this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Biuers
aved his life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Among the many stories told by Thurlow
Weed about Martin Van Buren, was one mar
rating all incident which occurred on the deck
of Hudson river steamboat on the way from
Albany to New York. The merits of Mr.
Van Buren, were being discussed when the
boat touched at Undertook, and ''The Little
Magician" as he was called, came on board
One of the party had been dwelling on his
non-committalism, and complaining that "a
plain answer to a plain question was never
yet elected from him"
I'll wager the champagne for the com
pany,' added be- that one of us shall go
down to the cabin and ask Mr.. Van Buren, the
simplest question that can be thought Of, and
he will evade a direct answer. Yes and I'll
give him leave, too, TO tell Mr. Van Buren,
why he asks the question, and that there is a
bet depending on his reply"
This seemed fair enough. One of the party
was deputed to go down and try the expert
ment He found Mr. Van Buren,, whom he
knew well, in the salon. and said to him:
MIR. Van Buren,, some gentlemen on the
upper deck have been accusing you of non
committalism, and have just laid wager
that you would not give plain answer to
the simplest question, and they deputed me to
test the fact Now, sir, allow me to ask you:
Where does the sun riser
Mr.. Van Buren's brow contracted; he hest.
tated moment, and then said:
"The terms east and west are conventional;
but p
"That'll do" interrupted the interrogation,
awe've lost the betI"-Ben: Perley Poore in
Boston Budget.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
CONDENSED NEWS.

The yacht race over the Royal Thames
fifty-mile course was won by the Thistle in six
hours Wednesday.
Professor Thomas Spencer Baynes, one of
the editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica,
and scholar Of emineuce, is dead.
1t is stated at Washington, as coming from
the president himself, that he will appoint
some southern man to fill the existing vacancy
on the supreme bench
The public debt statement shows reduc-
ton during May of ss,sSs997. The net debt
Is 81 so, 2}3, l54 and the surplus in the treas
ury, according to the Jordan system of book
keeping, is 81, 95l $50
George H. DisqIe was hanged at Jersey
City Wednesday for the murder of his wife
IN October, 1888. AT Jackson, Miss, William
Steele, colored, expiated on the scaffold the
killing of Nelson Potter
Twelve hundred striking miners at Bach
NUT Russia, raided brewery owned by M
Engiishman and filled with English workmen,
who resisted the attack Three of the latter
were killed, and many of the strikers have
been arrested
The London Times concludes its second
series of articles on "Parnelism and Crime
with vigorous onslaught upon the Gamma
Gael society of America, which it charge.
with planning to celebrate" the queens jubi
lee with dynamite outrages. 1t intimate
that Mr.. Parnell is cognizant of these projects
and gives him deliCately worded invitation
to begin action for libel if he is DESTROYS Of
fuller information on the subject
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
1T HAS COME TO STAY.

Rock Islands BOOM Work of the
Committee Of Twenty---lts Organi-
zation.
The Committee of Twenty met at the
office of the Mississippi Valley Manufac-
turers' Mutual Insurance company last
evening. there beng large attendance
present. The committee organized with
the election of J J. Reimers as chairman
and W. G. Whitehead Secretary. Matters
in relation TO the city's welfare were dis
cussed and the committee was given as
surance that means would be provided
for obtaining funds to be placed at its
disposal for the erection of suitable
number of tenement houses, such as art
so urgently needed, as soon as the
committee is ready to give the
subject attention Chairman Reimers
was authorized to appoint sub>commit-
tees and get them in order for work BY
Saturday evening, to which time ad.
lourrment was taken
The lot on Sixteenth street for the new
establishment which Mr. p. L. Mitchell
IS to erect for Mr. c. G. Knelrs in
dnstry, is being cleared preparatory fol
building Elsewhere new signs of lif'
and confidence are being manifested
Rock Islands boom is going to stay
The Committee of Twenty is in earnest
and will see that every opportunity il
improved. The Committee of Twent,
means business NAV it live in it
good work.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Joseph Light was acquitted of the
charge of receiving stolen property, in
the circuit court last evening the Jury
being out half an hour. Geo. Ward
charged with the midday burglary of the
Gable mansion last March, was brought
in, the jury being H. Mumm. John
Lindgren, Joshua Griffith. Geo A,
Solander, Jacob kries, Henry Dnrant,
Dan Fisher, Henry Albrecht, A. E. Lud-
dingtou, Henry Miller. John McGrath
and Fred Gross. States Attorney Entri-
KIN appears for the people and Maj. J..
NJ. Beardsley and }. T. kenworthy. ESQ
for the defendant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
BRIEFLETS.
Choice ice cream at Krell & Maths.
R. S. Silvis, of Carbon Cliff. was in the

Choice ice cream at Krell & Maths.
RS. Silvis, of Carbon Cliff. was in the
city today.
Judge Drury and wife of Chicago, are
visiting in the city.
Mrs. G. r. Housed has gone to Hot
Springs to spend the summer.
Loans by the Rock Island Building as
ISOLATION, Tuesday, June Z, 1887.
Squire Zimmerman, of Cordova, was
visitor in Rock Island today.
Mrs. Webber and daughter have re-
turned from their southwestern trip.
Krell & Maths pure ice cream is per
fectly delicious. Call in and try dish.
Ice cream in all the popular tiavors
| made from pure cream, at krell Il
| Maths,
Postoffice Inspector Newberger was in
the city today He is spending the after
| noon at Cable.
Seats may be reserved on all tickets
sold on Monday morning for high school
concert no extra charge.
Mr. B. T. Cable and family are pre-
pairing for a trip to New York city and
the sea coast to spend the summer.
Park & Ellis are offering their stock OF
boots and shoes at and below cost, in or,
der to close out business. Call and be
convinced.
Go to the concert Tuesday evening and
help the high school pupils in their laud-
able enterprise of raising money for q
new piano; the old one is worn out.
The F. C. A. Denkmsn, having or
board the Rock Island ladies and friends
whose names were mentioned on theiI
departure, came in this afternoon from
Beef slough.
Agent McKibben, of the American
Express company, received handsome
new delivery wagon from Chicago THU
morning. Albert Undertake is tn,
proud driver.
Bill Poster Blocker has frozen out th,
opposition to the Indian medicine mel
on The Warren property, by the erection
of bill board fence around the grounds
for Sells Bros. circus display paper.
Mrs. Joseph Srehle received from
Clerk Smith of Rock Island camp, M. W
A, s.. 900 this morning, the amount o
the insurance her late husband carried il
the order
Drs G G Craig and E ii. Bowman
held consultation over Guy Bowman
condition this morning and the result
was anything but encouraging. The DO
has pleuro-pneumonia and is very low
There were married at the parsonage O
the First NJ E church, by Rev. G. J
Luckey. today, Rev. William Todd, paste
of the Primitive Methodist church, Cos
Valley. to Miss Charlotte E. Park of Coz
Valley
4 In another part of the ARGUS may Il
t seen the advertisement of Miss {.
f Patterson's iewelry store. The dial Gu
shows what time of day it is in Aitferer
parts of the world, at given time d
: Washington. D G.
1 II you are going to have party, pic
l mic, wedding. or any social gathering, +
C sure and 90 to Kreli & Maths, and e
/ their prices on ice cream. They ca
a give you the best there is made. and ,
); reasonable prices.
e Krell & Math have from folr to 81
S f1avors of ice cream to select from, and
1 making their fruit tlavors they use notl
i ing but the fruit itself for flavor theret
n guaranteeing their patrons the fru
fiavors. and the purest ice cream TO be ha
in the three cities Call and give them
trial, and become convinced.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
AN ALcHEMIsT'S SECRET.
To Make a Magic Mirror"-Preseriptio
for Manufacturing Artificial Gold.

To Make a Magic Mirror"-Preseriptio
for Manufacturing Artificial Gold.
Paracelsus was not professional astrolo-
ger, and scornfully rejected the doctrine that
the course Of the stars can affect the fate of
man. He revealed more in alchemy in al
lance with astrology. Thus, certain sub
stances have the power to absorb and retain
planetary influences and in this way ''magic
mirrors" may be prepared "lf," says Para
celsius, 1--WE make a composition of seven
metals in the proper order and at the proper
time we will obtain metal which contains
all the virtues of the seven. Such a compo-
sition is called 'electrum.' 1t contains not
only the physical but the astral virtues of the
seven metals that enter into its composition,
and the electrum is one of the most valuable
preparations known TO secret science. The
ordinary metals cannot be compared with it
on account of its magic power. vessel
made OF the electrum will Immediately indi-
cate if any poisonous substance has been sur
reptitiously put into it, because it will begin
to sweat on the outside"
Here, first, is a prescription for the manu-
facture of artificial gold, taken from an old
alchemistical manuscript:
Take equal parts of powdered iron, subli
mated sulphur and crude antimony. Melt it
in crucible and keep it in red heat for eight
hours. Powder it and cacne it until the
sulphur is evaporated Mix two parts of this
powder with one part of calcined borax and
melt it again. Powder and dissolve it in
common muriatic acid and let it stand in a
moderate heat for one month The fluid is
IL l., ll.,-I I'D
the fluid that collects in the recipient the
muriatic acid is returned into the retort and
again distilled, and this is repeated three
times. The third time a red powder will be
left'in the retort This powder is to be dis
solved in the 'menstruum philosophicum,
which is made by pouring chloride of anti
mony into water, filtering and evapOrating
the fluid to certain extent to make it
stronger The solution is to be evaporated
again and the remaining powder mixed with
its own weight Of corrosive sublimate of mer-
curry. This powder is to be dissolved again
in diluted muriatic acid and distilled until a
red oily substance passes into the receiver.
IL Won obtain this oil, you may take some
newly prepared chloride of silver, saturate il
gradually with the oil and dry it. Put one
part of this powder into five parts of molten
lead Separate the lead again from the silver
by cupellation, and you will find that one
third of the silver has been transformed int
gold"
1t would he cheaper and easier, in the long
run, if one could find the prescription for the
''tinctura physica," a red ethereal fluid which
was capable of transmitting all inferior met
ais into gold, and had other wonderful vir
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

An exchange tells a good one on a
chronic growler The story runs that
"once upon time one of these pests of
society died and went to heaven. Here.
after few days, he met former &C
quaintance while in the flesh. and know
ing his character well, expressed great
surprise at seeing him there. but inquired
how he liked the place, etc. The chronic
grumbler stated that he was not at all
satisfied. that his fingers were sore from
picking the strings upon his golden harp;
his feet were sore from treading the
golden paved streets, and besides all this
the halo which had been given him did not
fit, so taking it all in all, he was not at all
satisfied, but supposed he should grin
and bear it through all eternity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
STOCK AND TILlAGE FARM,

To be sold on easy terms, or rente from March
l. 1888. the proprietor is about going to Europe,
that celebrated stock and fillsge farm called
Water Villa on Big isl nd, Rock Island county
Illinois, containing in or about lso acres, includ-
ing those picturesque group Of islands in
Rock River, with fine residence, barn, and out
offices, amply insured, and spring water AT all sea
sons of tn. ear 100 acres in tilage, in orchard
and the rest in meadow Timothy. provcabis
pasture and timber land, with '.Silver Lake. fish
pond. well stocked with German carp from he q
S q and where there is excellent fishing Of all
species Of the inny tribe. with grand views Of the
most ma ural scenery, not exceeded anywhere
ami no place in the west possesses so many at
fractions, including Milan, the ty Of mills with
its fine water power; Black Hawks watch tower
Cotton factory, Sears -four mills. Watch factory,
Wagon shops. etc. So. Come here. come hither
co altogether" There is room yet for the en-
terprsing capitalist. and more particularly for
the agriculturist and stockman. Only T.. miles
from r. station, good roads aud live, quiet
industrious people Have al a five year old
well bred mare 1850 weight, t'erfectly sound and
gentle, and colt two months old.
For particulars apply to
JK. WATERS. Milan. III.
~, Medill n Whitehead, Rock leland. IN,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Mark Twain contributes TO The Century
under the above title some examples of the
curious answers made by pupils in the public
school. A few are quoted as follows:
Aborigines, a system of mountains.
Alias. good man in the Bible.
Ameuable, anything that is mean.
Asstluitv, state OF being acid.
Auriferous, pertaining to an orifice.
Ammonia the food of the gods.
Capillary, a little caterpillar.
Corniferous, rocks in which fossil corn is
found.
Emolument, headstone TO grave.
Equestrian, one who asks questions.
Eucharist, one who plays eucher.
Franchise, anything belonging to the
French.
Idolater, a very idNl person.
Ipecac. man who likes a good dinner.
Irrigate, to make fun Of.
MendaciOus, what can he mended
Mercenary, one who feels for another.
Parasite. kind Of umbrella
Parasite the murder Of an infant
Publican, a man who does his prayers in
public.
Tenacious ten acres OF land.
and sinners" has got mixed up in the child's
mind with politics, and the result is a defini-
ton which takes one In a sudden and une1-
pected way:
Republican, sinner mentioned in the
Bible.
Also in Democratic newspapers now and
then.
Here are two where the mistake has result
ed from sound, assisted by remote fact:
PagiarIst, a writer of plays.
Demagogue. vessel containing beer and
other liquids.
Here is one which-well, now, how otter
we do slam right into the truth without ever
suspecting it:
The men employed by the gas company Sc
round and SPECULATE the meter.
And here, with geological" and "Geologi
cal" in his mind, but ready to his tongue, the
small scholar has innocently gone and let out
a couple of secret, which ought never to have
been divu!red in any circumstances:
There are good many donkeys in thee
logical gardens
Some of the best fossils are found in thee
logical cabinets.-The Century.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
Track Talk.

There dined at the Harper house yes
terday J. E. flanagan, general ticket
and passenger agent of the B., c. r. &
N; VIM Hickey, local passenger agent
c., X. & P; George II Smith, assist
Ant general passenger agent c., r. l. &
P, c. d. Holdridge, district passenger
agent c., Il |. u p. and W s keenan,,
rate clerk c., B. & Q. The officials had
met at Davenport, where II meeting of
the Iowa passenger association was to
have been held and which was postponed
and in the afternoon they accepted
an invitation f:om General Passenger
Agent Stockhouse to take ride out on
the r. l. & P going out on the afternoon
train. local agent J. F Cook of the c..
r |. Il F.. accompanying them.
Two forty-eight ton locomotives passed
west over the c., r. Il p. Tuesday and
two more Of the same size today. They
are leltered A T. & S F., and will be
delivered to that road at Topeka.
The c.. X. l. & P. offers rate of one
fare for the round trip from Rock Island
and LaSalle to the opening festivities OF
Coltax Springs, Iowa, June 6.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Marshal John Brennan is getting ready
TO issue The dog tax for 1887. The
checks are in Chas. Fiebigs hands, ana
will be ready about the middle of June.
Owners of dogs will do well to see that
their taxes are paid promptly. as no
mercy will be shown the canine, whose
owners do not value them enough to pay
for their lives.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 2.-Spitzer q Co, a
leading firm of this city, have issued chal-
lenge to the Iomax Rifles, the winners of the
prize drill at ashington, to drill against the
Toledo Cadets, of this city, for 5000 The
challenge specifies that the drill shall take
place on or before August in either Chicago
or Cincinnati. with preference for the
former city The challenge will remain open
until ,Juup Ii
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

The board of directors of the Rock
Island & Milan street railway, composed
of Messss. B. Davenport, j. G. Massie.
Jacob Riley, j. F Robinson and Peter
Fries. has reelected the following officers
of the company:
President-Bailey Davenport
Secretary-E. w. Hurst.
Treasurer. +. Robinson
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
LOCAL NOTICES.

Finest located lots in the city on Elm
street, for sale at bargain by Medill u
Whitehead. Suitable for one or two
nice cottages that will rent the year
round.
Offerman's Island for church and
society picnlcs; Steamer Dick Clyde. For
terms apply to John Bleuer, 121
Eighteenth street. Rock Island.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872 Assets
nearly S1,@O,0oO. E. ". Hurst, agent,
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
VIM. McEnIry,
Attorney nj law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference.
Mitchell u Lynde, bankers. Office in
post office block
Barth Bsbcoek, Dentists.
No 1924 Second avenue. Special artcn-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
Inserting teeth without ulates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Cocaine. Iodoform OF Mercurials in any
form in the treatment of catarrh or hay
fever should be avoided. as they are both
injurious and dangerous, 1odoform is
easily detected by its offensive odor.
The only reliable catarrh remedy on the
market today is Ely's Cream Balm. being
free from all poisonous drugs. 1t has
cured thousands of acute and chronic
cases. where all other remedies have
failed. A particle is applied into each
nostril; no pain, agreeable to use. Price
so cents of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
County Buildings.

TRANSFERS.
SIC. M. Arp to Charles E Peterson,
lot Ii, block 10, Pitts, Gilbert Il Pitts
second addition, Moline, 81 400.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
June William Ellingsworth, Moline,
Miss Mary SIrahan, Hampton.
Gustaf p Friburg, Miss Anna l. John
son. Moline
2-William Todd, Miss Charlotte E
Park. Coal Vallsy'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Manager Munger and a number of the
Rock Island ball club. namely: Grimes,
Rispen. Rosine and Doyle, and Cunning
ham, Speck, Carlson ard Wynn of the
Moline Browns, have gone TO Iowa City
today t" help the Davenport Turner So
cieiys nine thrash the University nine
which did the Turner's up. 81 to 10, on
Memorial day.
The Rock Island nine will probably
play return game with Geneseo at the
Maple City, Saturday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
MOLIN E.

Fred Z White. died at o'clock this
morning, of inf animation of the bowels.
aged twenty six years. He had been
ating in the drinking of a quantity of ice
water after long walk on hot day
He was married little over year
ago to Miss Dumbel of Mercer county
He WAS superintendent of the NJ f..
Sunday school, The funeral will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

indianapolis, Ind. June 2-Messrs Ives
and " aite, representing the Cincinnati. Ham
Ilton x Dayton railroad, arrived in this city
"Wednesday afternoon from Terre Haute.
where they have been in consultation with
President Mckeen of the Vandalia They
would not talk, except to say that the sum
mentioned as having been offered for the con-
trolling interest in that road 81 40, 900 is
considerably short of the mark, and that ne
gotiat:ans are still pending.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

CHICAGO, June There was but one game
of base hall played by league clubs Wednes-
day: At New York-Boston 5, New York $.
Association games: At -CTncin-
nat 4, Baltimore ,; at Philadelphia-Lo
vile 3, Athletic , Other games postponed
wet grounds.
Northwestern league: At LaCroSse-La-
Crosse 1. Des Moines S; at Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS 10. st Paul u
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02
Barth & BabcoeE, Dentists.
Their BusIness Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
a general revival of trade at Hartz l.
Bahnsen's drug store as their giving away
to their customers of so MANY free trial
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never dissppoints. Coughs, colds, asth-
ma, bronchitis. Group. and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. You can
test it before buying by getting trial
bottle free. large size 81. Every bottle
warranted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Many people refuse to take cod liver
oil on account of its unpleasant taste.
This difficulty has been overcome in
SCOTS Emulsion of cod liver oil with
hypophospbites. Il being as palatable as
milk, and the most valuable remedy
known for the treatment of consumption,
scrofuIa and bronchitis, general debility,
wasting diseases of children. chronic
coughs and colds. has caused physicians
in all parts of the world to use it. Ply
sjciaus report our little patients take il
with pleasure. Try SCOTS Emulsion
and be convinced.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

The Powers rape case has been post
poned until next Monday morning,
Chas. Peterson, of South Moline, was
fined IS and costs by Magistrate Bennett
this morning for being drunk, Officer
Wichman having run him in last night.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-02

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when We are sich
and in pain. A hacking cough. severk
cold. or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all of these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DR. !.
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Pfiee 90 CENTS.